Spain is on the continent of Europe along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Some geographic features are the Tajo, Duero, Guadiana, Guadalquivir and the Ebro rivers and the Sierra Nevada mountian range. The climate is predominately warm and the official language is Spanish. Spain's government is a Constitutional Monarchy. An important figure in Spain is Juan Carlos. He was the president of Spain up until recently when his son took over. When Spain was under the rule of King Fernand and Queen Isabelle is 1492, many Jews were executed, forced to convert to Catholicism and/or kicked out of Spain. In the 8th century, a big wave of Jewish immigration from North Africa went to Spain. Thereare many Jewish places in Spain to visit. Toledo and Colorful Girona are just some examples. The main objective of Jewish education in Spain is to maintain continuity. There are Jewish day schools in Barcelona, Madrid and Malagna. There are also Hebrew schools. One temple called Bet Shalom is located in Barcelona. During their services, they speak Hebrew and Spanish (Judezmo). Some popular Jewish foods eaten in Spain are adafina (meat stew) and ladino (sponge cake). Two popular customs of the Jewish population for passover in Spain is dipipng parsley in vinegar instead of salt water and rice being kosher.
Spain is on the continent of Europe along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Some geographic features are the Tajo, Duero, Guadiana, Guadalquivir and the Ebro rivers and the Sierra Nevada mountian range. The climate is predominately warm and the official language is Spanish. Spain's government is a Constitutional Monarchy. An important figure in Spain is Juan Carlos. He was the president of Spain up until recently when his son took over. When Spain was under the rule of King Fernand and Queen Isabelle is 1492, many Jews were executed, forced to convert to Catholicism and/or kicked out of Spain. In the 8th century, a big wave of Jewish immigration from North Africa went to Spain. Thereare many Jewish places in Spain to visit. Toledo and Colorful Girona are just some examples. The main objective of Jewish education in Spain is to maintain continuity. There are Jewish day schools in Barcelona, Madrid and Malagna. There are also Hebrew schools. One temple called Bet Shalom is located in Barcelona. During their services, they speak Hebrew and Spanish (Judezmo). Some popular Jewish foods eaten in Spain are adafina (meat stew) and ladino (sponge cake). Two popular customs of the Jewish population for passover in Spain is dipipng parsley in vinegar instead of salt water and rice being kosher.